Closed for Repair at Norge Laundry Village
The Norge Laundry Village in Tripoli will be closed on Wednesday February 7 for repairs.
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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
4
The Norge Laundry Village in Tripoli will be closed on Wednesday February 7 for repairs.
Richard Schmidt thanks those who visited him and sent cards during hospitalization and after returning home. Special thanks to Rev Selberg for comforting words and prayers. Mrs Alinda Kirchhoff expresses gratitude to relatives friends and the Women’s Fellowship for cards gifts and visits at Allen Memorial hospital and Rev Selberg for prayers.
Iowa Farm Science says farm businesses in 1968 will face pressure to grow larger to spread fixed labor costs as wages rise and commodity prices may drop. The report stresses that management ability and rapid adoption of new technology and business analytics will determine success more than sheer resource size.
The Iowa Crop and Livestock reporting service shows farm crops produced on Iowa farms in 1967 totaling 1.56 billion. This is 8 percent below 1966’s 1.7 billion, due to lower prices for corn and soybeans. Iowa ranked third nationally in crop value in 1967 with corn at 63 percent, soybeans 23 percent, hay 9 percent, and oats 4 percent.
The Bremer county ACS board met in Waverly with field rep Mrs. Pauline Nabor. Rev. W D Weidler signed the certificate of authorization. Education chair Gerald Witmer resigned after 15 years. Carl Neuman named 1968 education chairman. Marge Humby announced April start for the 1968 cancer fund drive.
Capt. Larry C. Gutz from Storm Lake received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal in Vietnam for meritorious service as a legal officer at Tuy Hoa. He is a Storm Lake High School and University of Iowa graduate.
The Tripoli Leader reports on community events in Tripoli Iowa for January 31 1968. Local updates cover town meetings school sports and civic notices with emphasis on residents and groups active in the area. No major incidents reported in this snippet.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Figanbaum of Sumner announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Mae to Michael Owen son of Mrs Leona Owen and the late Earl Owen of Waterloo. Betty is a beautician at Boyken Beauty Salon Waterloo. Michael works for Engineering Equipment Waterloo. An early summer wedding is planned.
The Douglas township Farm Bureau ladies took their husbands out for supper on Jan. 16 with 51 attending. A brief business meeting followed with updates on Extension lessons and a scholarship program. Wm Engelbrecht spoke on Estate Planning and led a Q and A session. The next day 58 ladies and children attended a surprise come as you are breakfast at Mrs Arlan Luhring’s home.
An advertisement claims Bolson's Feed and Concentrates use genuine old process soybean meal and Norwegian cod liver oil, asserting higher costs yield more nutrition and promising better savings by January 1969 if customers request Bolson's from their dealers.
Dr. Robert Saffle of the University of Georgia food science department leads a team funded by a 38000 grant from the U S Army to develop a method for preserving frankfurters without refrigeration or canning. If successful the Army could feed soldiers in the field with home style hot dogs and extend to Bologna salami. Savings in refrigeration costs are also anticipated.
Mrs G H Maxon was recently honored for her long service on the Hamilton County social board. The retirement recognition featured a painting presented in appreciation of her decades of community work and leadership.
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